ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC vs TERADYNE, INC., two Scientific Instruments stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Teradyne earns 27.2% on equity and 19.3% on assets riding the chip-test cycle; Roper earns 9.1% and 5%, and the comparison is unfair in Roper's favor: its returns divide by decades of acquired software businesses carried as goodwill, while its 7.4% free-cash yield, nine times Teradyne's 0.8%, shows what the machine actually produces. The market prices the cycle at 80.9 times earnings and the compounder at 21.1, the widest quality-versus-momentum spread in the sector. Roper's 69.4% gross margin says niche software; its 0.53 current ratio says billing discipline, not distress. One page sells excitement at a premium; the other sells cash at a discount.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | ROP | TER |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $338.37 | $435.82 |
| Market cap | $35.4B | $68.7B |
| Sector | Scientific Instruments | Scientific Instruments |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.5% | — |
| P/E | 21.1 | 80.9 |
| P/B | 1.88 | 21.85 |
| P/S | 4.36 | 18.14 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.9 | 60.4 |
| Revenue growth | +12.1% | +31.1% |
| Gross margin | 69.4% | 60.9% |
| Operating margin | 27.2% | 36.9% |
| Net margin | 21.1% | 22.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 27.2% |
| Return on assets | 5.0% | 19.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 27.6% |
| FCF yield | 7.4% | 0.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.56 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 2.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.30 | 7.87 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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